Female surgical sterilization is the second most commonly used method of contraception among women in the United States. Between 2006 and 2010, of those women who used some type of contraception, 27 percent chose female sterilization, 28 percent chose an oral form of contraception, and 16 percent reported using condoms [1].

For women who no longer desire fertility, sterilization is a safe and highly effective option. Hysteroscopic sterilization can be performed in an outpatient setting and is the least invasive approach to female sterilization.

Numerous techniques and technologies have been applied to transcervical sterilization, with varying degrees of success. Some methods require visualization of the tubal ostia with hysteroscopy, while others do not. Methods that have been attempted include:

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